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Solomon Team
- Mar 21
- 3 min
Is being a college transfer student difficult?
In the first few months of college as a first-year student, many students consider transferring to a different institution. There are...
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Solomon Team
- Mar 17
- 3 min
What is Rolling Admissions?
For anyone navigating the college application process for the first time, students and parents, the new vocabulary you are presented with...
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Solomon Team
- Mar 8
- 3 min
How does Financial Aid Work?
Simply put, financial aid is money that helps you pay for college. This funding comes from a variety of sources but does not include...
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Solomon Team
- Mar 1
- 4 min
Can/Should I Add Reading To My College Application?
Yes, you can add reading (or any other activity) to your college application. However, like many things in college admissions and in...
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Solomon Team
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Can I negotiate my financial aid?
Colleges determine financial aid packages for admitted students based on the results of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid...
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Solomon Team
- Feb 14
- 3 min
College Application FAQs
The college application process can be overwhelming, but by familiarizing yourself with the most common questions, you can make the...
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Solomon Team
- Feb 9
- 2 min
The Early Action Admissions Process
College application season can be a stressful time for high school seniors. But, did you know that there’s a way to apply to colleges...
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Solomon Team
- Jan 31
- 3 min
What are the Liberal Arts?
The liberal arts provide a foundation of knowledge from learning about different topics, thinking critically about ideas, formulating...
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Solomon Team
- Jan 26
- 3 min
College Application Deadlines to Keep in Mind for 2023–2024
There are several different types of deadlines for consideration, and often, at least two per institution: early action, early decision,...
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Solomon Team
- Jan 18
- 3 min
What if I made a mistake on my college application?
If you’re a high school senior applying to college, January is usually a nice change of pace from the busy fall season, when you were...
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Solomon Team
- Jan 11
- 3 min
Can I put middle school achievements on my college application?
If you’re a high school student in the process of applying to college, there are lots of decisions to make along the way: where to apply,...
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Solomon Team
- Jan 4
- 4 min
Activities that look good on a college application
Imagine this. It’s the summer before your freshman year in high school and you are attending an open house to meet your teachers, get...
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Solomon Team
- Dec 27, 2022
- 5 min
How to improve your college application
There you are. Sitting at your desk listening to your teacher go on and on about the Pythagorean Theorem and why it is important to...
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Solomon Team
- Dec 20, 2022
- 4 min
Best Extracurriculars for College Applications
Clubs, and sports, and jobs oh my!!! With so many choices for extracurriculars, it can be very difficult to determine which activities...
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Solomon Team
- Dec 14, 2022
- 3 min
What Skills are Essential for Admission to College?
High school is a time when students begin to develop skills that will be impactful in college and beyond: skills developed in the...
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Solomon Team
- Dec 6, 2022
- 5 min
What is a supplemental application for college?
The Common Application, The Universal Application, and Supplemental Applications for College It’s mid-August before your senior year and...
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Solomon Team
- Nov 30, 2022
- 3 min
How to dress for college visits?
Visiting colleges is an exciting step to envision yourself where you will want to be in the next four years as a college student. Viewing...
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Solomon Team
- Nov 25, 2022
- 3 min
Early decision didn’t work…what now?
After enormous consideration, you decided to apply early decision to your first-choice college. You weighed your options, knew that...
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Solomon Team
- Nov 15, 2022
- 3 min
How to build good study habits
Building good study habits takes patience. Good study habits include studying in a quiet place (bedroom, library), taking study breaks,...
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Solomon Team
- Nov 9, 2022
- 4 min
How to increase college acceptance chances after deferred admission
You were hoping for a “Yes,” but you got a “Maybe?”. You’ve been deferred in the college admissions process. While many students are...
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